Health Minister Oneybuchi Chukwu confirmed that an experimental drug for the treatment of Ebola has been sent by a Nigerian in diaspora and will be arriving on Thursday in the country. The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the drug called “Nanosilver” in the case of the current Ebola outbreak. As such, the drug can now be used in spite of it still being experimental, since the WHO has … [Read more...]
Ebola Claims the Life of Nigerian Nurse
Wednesday was a day of silence when Prof. Chukwu Onyebuchi, the Minister of Health, announced that five Nigerians had been infected with the Ebola Virus. They had contracted the virus from the late Patrick Sawyer. In total, Nigeria has now recorded 7 cases of the disease (including the nurse and the Liberian who are now dead). The other five patients are currently being tested and treated in … [Read more...]